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A networking problem can come from almost any fault within the infrastructure, whether it’s a bandwidth bottleneck, configuration issues, or a faulty networking component. But more than half of IT system outages are caused by hardware failure. The ability to quickly identify and resolve hardware issues goes a long way…
Omar Rafik, SolarWinds Senior Manager, Federal Sales Engineering Here’s an interesting article by Jim Hansen about using patching, credential management, and continuous monitoring to improve security of IoT devices. Security concerns over the Internet of Things (IoT) are growing, and federal and state lawmakers are taking…
Omar Rafik, SolarWinds Senior Manager, Federal Sales Engineering Here’s an interesting article by my colleague Jim Hansen where he discusses some ideas on improving agency security, including helping your staff develop cyberskills and giving them the tools to successfully prevent and mitigate cyberattacks. Data from the…
By Omar Rafik, SolarWinds Senior Manager, Federal Sales Engineering Here’s an interesting article on critical cyber roles within the federal government that require improved IT skills and stronger leadership. The public sector faces an incredible number of cybersecurity threats and given that the government houses some of…
Here’s an interesting blog about the Internet of Things and battlefield advances. The internet of things (IoT) is advancing into the theater of war and becoming the Internet of Battlefield Things (IoBT). Planning for the IoBT The U.S. Army Research Laboratory is devising ways to turn inanimate and innocuous objects,…
By Paul Parker, SolarWinds Federal & National Government Chief Technologist Agencies are becoming far more proactive in their efforts to combat threats, as evidenced by the Department of Defense’s Comply-to-Connect and the Department of Homeland Security’s Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation programs. To develop and…
By Paul Parker, SolarWinds Federal & National Government Chief Technologist The federal government is eager to migrate to a cloud-based email system, and for good reasons. Cloud-based email offers huge operational benefits, especially considering the sheer number of users and the broad geographical footprint of the federal…
Here's an interesting article from my colleague Joe Kim, in which he offers suggestions to reduce vulnerabilities. Agencies should focus on the basics to protect against attacks The government’s effort to balance cybersecurity with continued innovation was underscored in late 2016 with the publication of the Commission on…
Hybrid IT can create issues for IT operations. Here's an article from my colleague, Mav Turner, that suggests ways to keep things running smoothly. Trying to find the root cause of IT problems can often feel like looking for a needle in a haystack. Worse, there are often multiple haystacks, and sometimes the haystack you…
Staying one step ahead of hackers trying to infiltrate an IT environment is challenging. It can be nearly impossible if those tasked with protecting that environment don’t have visibility across all of the systems and infrastructure components. Using unified monitoring software gives integrated cross-domain visibility and…
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